Utilities and public transportation priced at $20 in 1967 $177.60 in 2025

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Prices for Utilities And Public Transportation, 1967-2025 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for utilities and public transportation are 787.99% higher in 2025 versus 1967 (a $157.60 difference in value).

Between 1967 and 2025: Utilities and public transportation experienced an average inflation rate of 3.84% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, utilities and public transportation costing $20 in the year 1967 would cost $177.60 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.97% during this same period, inflation for utilities and public transportation was lower.

In the year 1967: Pricing changed by 1.82%, which is below the average yearly change for utilities and public transportation during the 1967-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1967 (2.80%), inflation for utilities and public transportation was lower.

Price Inflation for Utilities and public transportation since 1957

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1981 (14.89%), 1980 (14.25%), and 1982 (12.41%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 1967

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Utilities and public transportation, over time, for $20 beginning in 1967. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1967$20.001.82%
1968$20.381.89%
1969$21.123.63%
1970$22.466.34%
1971$24.006.88%
1972$25.174.85%
1973$26.003.33%
1974$28.318.87%
1975$31.4110.96%
1976$34.439.61%
1977$37.468.80%
1978$39.836.34%
1979$42.606.93%
1980$48.6714.25%
1981$55.9114.89%
1982$62.8512.41%
1983$67.627.59%
1984$71.185.27%
1985$73.292.97%
1986$74.581.76%
1987$74.710.17%
1988$75.831.50%
1989$78.403.40%
1990$81.403.83%
1991$84.603.93%
1992$86.642.41%
1993$90.494.45%
1994$91.981.65%
1995$92.971.08%
1996$95.562.78%
1997$98.082.64%
1998$98.140.06%
1999$98.990.86%
2000$102.553.60%
2001$108.225.53%
2002$106.44-1.64%
2003$110.463.77%
2004$112.571.91%
2005$118.705.44%
2006$125.515.74%
2007$128.622.48%
2008$136.315.98%
2009$134.66-1.21%
2010$136.491.36%
2011$138.831.71%
2012$139.460.45%
2013$142.582.24%
2014$145.682.18%
2015$144.40-0.88%
2016$144.660.19%
2017$145.460.55%
2018$145.980.36%
2019$146.520.36%
2020$146.850.23%
2021$153.164.30%
2022$167.489.35%
2023$171.042.13%
2024$174.482.01%
2025$177.601.79%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Utilities and public transportation:

Year195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI25.04626.01526.70827.60828.14628.52328.74628.96229.00829.22329.75430.31531.41533.40835.70837.43838.68542.11546.73151.22355.73159.26263.36972.40083.17793.500100.592105.892109.038110.954111.138112.808116.638121.100125.854128.892134.623136.838138.315142.162145.915146.008147.262152.569161.000158.354164.331167.469176.585186.715191.340202.783200.337203.061206.541207.469212.115216.730214.816215.216216.396217.178217.970218.462227.859249.156254.458259.569264.212

Adjust utilities and public transportation prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1967 * 1967 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Utilities and public transportation was 29.754 in the year 1967 and 264.212 in 2025:

264.212 / 29.754 * $20 = $177.60

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 1967 has the same "purchasing power" as $177.60 in 2025 (in the CPI category of Utilities and public transportation).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Utilities and public transportation in 1957. In addition to utilities and public transportation, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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